Ephrata, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ephrata, WA Summary

Crime in Ephrata research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ephrata over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ephrata:

  • There were 271 total crimes committed in Ephrata in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,107.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ephrata.
  • The overall crime rate in Ephrata is 46.61% above the national average.
  • Ephrata ranks #128 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Ephrata ranks #8,678 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Ephrata Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ephrata is 3,107.1 per 100,000 people. That's 46.61% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 11.26% higher than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ephrata
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 271 3,107.1 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 2 22.9 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 160.5 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 16 183.4 326.1 359.0
Burglary 34 389.8 398.8 229.0
Larceny 203 2,327.4 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 206.4 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 255 2,923.6 2,466.5 1,760.0

Ephrata Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Ephrata

16
Violent Crimes
183.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Ephrata in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ephrata is 183.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 545.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ephrata each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.90% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.74% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ephrata

255
Property Crimes
2,923.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
66.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 255 property crimes in Ephrata in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ephrata is 2,923.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 34.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ephrata each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 66.12% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.53% higher than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ephrata

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wenatchee, WA 35,523 1,074 3,023.4 2,786.9 236.5
Moses Lake, WA 26,624 1,233 4,631.2 4,236.8 394.4
East Wenatchee, WA 14,097 315 2,234.5 2,043.0 191.5
Othello, WA 8,989 233 2,592.1 2,213.8 378.2
Quincy, WA 8,557 331 3,868.2 3,622.8 245.4

Ephrata SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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